Conference Schedule

Monday 11 August 2025

Raleigh Convention Center

12:00 – 17:00 Conference Registration

13:30 – 17:00 Tutorial: Digital Transformation of PAC Systems and Digital Substations in Practice: Architecture, Testing, and Live Demonstrations

Additional Workshop Options on Monday:
Triangle MicroWorks User Group Meeting (see more)

18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Reception

Tuesday 12 August 2025

Raleigh Convention Center

8:15 – 8:30 Conference opening – Dr. Alexander Apostolov, Conference Chairman

8:30 – 9:00 Keynote address – “Powering the Carolinas: Grid Resilience Through Energy Storage” by Jay Oliver, VP of Energy Storage and Grid Development, Duke Energy.

9:00 – 10:30 Morning session TUM 1

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

11:00 – 12:30 Morning session TUM 2

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at the Exhibition areas

13:30 – 15:30 Afternoon session TUA 1 – Utility Panels
* IBR Integration and the Impacts on P&C and the Grid
– Jonathan Sykes, Quanta Technology (panel moderator)
– Jason Eruneo, Duke Energy
– Juergen Holbach, Quanta Technology
– Bogdan Kasztenny, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
* DER Update: Standards, Hot Springs Microgrid

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

16:00 – 17:30 Afternoon session TUA 2

Wednesday 13 August 2025

Raleigh Convention Center

8:30 – 10:15 Morning session WEM 1

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

10:45 – 12:30 Morning session WEM 2 – Utility Panels
* Challenges and Opportunities in Adopting Virtual Protection
* Drivers and Benefits in Adopting Digital Substations

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at the Exhibition areas

13:30 – 15:30 Afternoon session WEA 1

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

16:00 – 17:30 Afternoon session WEA 2

Thursday 14 August 2025

Raleigh Convention Center

8:30 – 10:15 Morning session THM 1

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

10:45 – 12:30 Morning session THM 2

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at the Exhibition areas

13:30 – 15:30 Afternoon session THA 1 – Ask the Experts interactive session

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break at the Exhibition areas

16:00 – 17:30 Afternoon session THA 2

17:30 End of Conference